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1.  Singapore: People's Action Party (PAP) unanimously endorsed Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as the next Prime Minister of Singapore. Sound bites of Member of Parliament (MP) of Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC), Indranee Rajah; MP of Hong Kah GRC, Dr Amy Khor and MP of Aljunied GRC, Zainul Abidin Rasheed. (00:05:05)

2.  Singapore: Uniformed security personnel are set to patrol train stations and bus interchanges across the island. (00:07:12)

3.  Saudi Arabia: Saudi forces combed the kingdom for three militants who managed to escape the dramatic raid and hostage crisis. 22 hostages have been killed. (00:09:00)

4.  World Minute: 69 suspected Al-Qaeda men are on trial in Turkey. (00:10:09)

5.  World Minute: Anti-terror exercise was held in Sydney, Australia. (00:10:41)

6.  World Minute: Malaysia cracks down on companies that use pirated software. (00:11:08)

7.  Singapore: The names of the judges of Singapore Idol will be revealed to the public. Sound bite of the Programming Director of Channel 5, Chong Gim Hwee. (00:11:38)

8.  Singapore: Health Promotion Board (HPB) is reviewing the smoking ban and is set to introduce new bans on some outdoor places. Sound bite of Choo Lin of the National Smoking Control Programme from the HPB. (00:18:10)

9.  Singapore Minute: An online Electronic Driver Data Information and Enquiry System (EDDIES) is set to be launch by the Traffic Police on www.ecitizen.gov.sg and www.spf.gov.sg. (00:19:45)

10.  Singapore Minute: Arrival of budget carriers sees more Singaporeans travelling around the region. (00:20:16)

11.  Business: Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) announces plans to releases a land parcel at the Bras Basah/ Bugis district that will be strictly for entertainment purposes. (00:20:47)

12.  Business: United Overseas Bank (UOB) is buying a 23 % stake in Indonesia's Bank Buana. (00:21:17)

13.  Business: OCBC (Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation) is raising its minimum dividend payout ratio from 26 % of core earnings to 35%. (00:21:42)

14.  Sports: Highlights and results from the French Open. In the women's singles, Serena Williams beat Shinobu Asagoe and Venus Williams beat Fabiola Zuluaga. In the men's singles, Tim Henman beat Michael Llodra; Gustavo Kuerten beat Feliciano Lopez and Gaston Gaudio beat Igor Andreev. (00:26:30)

15.  Sports: Highlights from the Volvo Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Championships - rookie Scott Drummond wins the competition. (00:27:55)

16.  Sports: Results from the National Basketball Association (NBA) Eastern Conference Finals - Detroit beat Indiana 83-65, leading the best-of-seven series 3-2. (00:29:00)

17.  Sports: Highlights from the Formula 1 European Grand Prix - Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher wins the race. (00:29:20)

18.  Singapore: Chief executive officers (CEOs) of seven big companies take time in the cleaning of elephants at the zoo, in a lead-up to the "Junglathon" charity event. (00:30:05)

19.  Sports: The unveiling of the Singapore Idol judges. Sound bite of the Programming Director of Channel 5, Chong Gim Hwee. (00:30:43)